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Ativan  ( lorazepam )
Ativan is a medium half-life benzodiazepine medication used primarily to treat anxiety disorders

  

Buspar  ( buspirone )
Buspar is an antianxiety serotonin system medication used to treat generalized anxiety disorder

Celexa  ( citalopram )
Celexa is an antidepressant Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - SSRI *

Depakote  ( divalproex sodium )
Depakote is ( valproic acid derivative ), which can be used as a Mood stabilizer ²

Effexor  ( venlafaxine )
Effexor is an antidepressant Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor *

Klonopin  ( clonazepam )
Klonopin is a long half-life benzodiazepine FDA approved for seizures and panic attacks, but also used for anxiety, and an adjunct treatment of schizophrenia

Neurontin  ( gabapentin )
Neurontin is sometimes used as a Mood stabilizer ²

Paxil  ( paroxetine )
Paxil is an antidepressant Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - SSRI medication *

Prozac  ( fluoxetine )
Prozac is an antidepressant Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - SSRI medication *

Risperdal (risperidone)
Risperdal is an antipsychotic used for bipolar disorder, manic episodes, anxiety, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder

Seroquel  ( quetiapine fumarate )
Seroquel is an antipsychotic used for bipolar disorder, manic episodes, anxiety, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder

Valium  ( diazepam )
Valium is a long half-life benzodiazepine for anxiety disorders, alcohol and alcoholism withdrawal, seizures, and muscle spasms

Wellbutrin  ( bupropion )
Wellbutrin is an antidepressant - aminoketone class medication

Xanax  ( alprazolam )
Xanax is a short to medium-life benzodiazepine typically used to treat anxiety disorders

Zoloft  ( sertraline )
Zoloft is an antidepressant Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - SSRI medication *

Zyprexa  ( olanzapine )
Zyprexa is an antipsychotic used for bipolar disorder, manic episodes, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder

* SSRIs are prescribed for depression but may also be used to treat anxiety,
social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and other problems.
SSRI stands for "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor"

² "Mood stabilizers" are often only FDA approved as anticonvulsants for seizure disorders
but have been found to have some value in helping stabalize mood and also anxiety .

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